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UNODA Vienna Office celebrated Disarmament Week with a photo exhibition – Have a look!

Disarmament Week seeks to promote awareness and better understanding of disarmament issues and their cross-cutting importance. To celebrate this week, the Vienna Office of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) organised an interactive exhibition from 24 to 30 October. The exhibition was housed in the Rotunda of the Vienna International Centre which is […]

Disarmament Week seeks to promote awareness and better understanding of disarmament issues and their cross-cutting importance. To celebrate this week, the Vienna Office of the United Nations Office for...

Strengthening the African Network of National Points of Contact on UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004)

Dialogue, cooperation and assistance are integral to promoting and advancing the implementation of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004). National Points of Contact designated pursuant to the resolution (1540 PoCs)...

UNSGM experts join training course on Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments (SSAFE)

From 10-16 November 2024, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) organized a training course in Thailand on...

2nd Basic Training Course in 2024 for experts on UNSGM roster just concluded

From 4 to 15 November 2024, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, in cooperation with the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) of Germany, organized a basic training course for the United...

Developments in small arms and light weapons manufacturing, technologies and design discussed at United Nations event

Technological advancements are impacting the design, manufacturing, marking, and tracing of small arms and light weapons. To address both the challenges and opportunities that these developments present, States agreed...

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November 27 - December 1, 2023

New York

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons — Second Meeting of States Parties

December 4 - 8, 2023

Geneva

Biological Weapons Convention — Working Group on the strengthening of the Convention

December 11 - 13, 2023

Geneva

Biological Weapons Convention — Meeting of States Parties

November 20, 2024

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